DARLINGTON, S.C. — The three cars entered by the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller team in Friday’s VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway will carry a decal honoring former NASCAR driver and team owner Billy Standridge.

Standridge, a Shelby native, raced in the Nationwide Series from 1986 to 1993 and in Sprint Cup from 1993 to 1999. JD Motorsports owner Johnny Davis formerly worked for Standridge — who is battling cancer — as a crew chief, engine builder, truck driver and all-around mechanic.

“Billy is a great guy who loves to race and who loves being around the sport,” Davis said. “He put everything into that race team, and we ran full-schedule Busch (now Nationwide) racing out of that shop with just a few people and a lot of hard work. He has a lot of years in the sport.”

The Standridge decal will be carried on the C post of JDM Chevrolets driven by Landon Cassill (01), Jeffrey Earnhardt (4) and Kevin Lepage (87) at Darlington and in other races this year, Davis said.